statehood

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would make Washington, D.C. the country’s 51st state, in a party-line vote of 216-208, sending the legislation to the U.S. Senate.  The House’s vote was the second in a year to make Washington, the District of Columbia a state –  Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, composed of most of D.C.’s … Read more

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would make Washington, D.C. the country’s 51st state, in a party-line vote of 216-208, sending the legislation to the U.S. Senate.  The House’s vote was the second in a year to make Washington, the District of Columbia a state –  Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, composed of most of D.C.’s … Read more